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Look up stave or staves in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Stave may refer to: A stave (weapon), for example a battlestave Stave (music), used in musical
Stave
Wooden Christian church building
A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building's structure of post
Stave_church
Park and Stave Lake reservoir. Stave Falls is the area of Mission, British Columbia bordered by the West bank of the Stave River, the end of Stave Lake to
Stave_Falls
Häggviks stave church is a replica of a stave church in Häggvik, Nordingrå court district, Norrland province of Sweden. This replica of a stave church is
Häggviks_stave_church
Stream in Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Stave Run is a stream in Fairfax County, Virginia, in the United States. It was formerly called Whiskey Barrel Run. Stave Run was so named on account
Stave_Run
Norwegian stave church
Fantoft Stave Church (Norwegian: Fantoft stavkirke; Nynorsk: Fantoft stavkyrkje) is a reconstructed stave church in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county
Fantoft_Stave_Church
Church in Vestland, Norway
Borgund Stave Church (Norwegian: Borgund stavkyrkje) is a former parish church initially of the Catholic Church and later the Church of Norway in Lærdal
Borgund_Stave_Church
16th century polearm from the Scottish Borders
The Jedwart stave (called the Jeddart or Jedburgh stave) was a polearm weapon commonly found in the Scottish Borders in the 16th century. It consisted
Jedwart_stave
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Staver and Staver-Chicago was an American Brass Era automobile manufactured at 76th and Wallace Streets in Chicago, Illinois, by the Staver Carriage
Staver
A stave church (Norwegian: stavkirke) is a church built of timbers with a supporting structure of posts (pillars) standing on reclining sleepers or timbers
List of stave churches in Norway
List_of_stave_churches_in_Norway
Church in Vestland, Norway
Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkyrkje) is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the Lustrafjorden, in Luster Municipality in Vestland county
Urnes_Stave_Church
Strips of wood used to make barrels and other circular wooden objects
A stave is a narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, buckets, tanks, tubs, vats and pipelines, originally handmade
Stave_(wood)
American football player (born 1992)
Joel Stave (born May 16, 1992) is an American former football quarterback. He played college football at Wisconsin. Joel Stave attended Whitnall High
Joel_Stave
Body of water in British Columbia, Canada
Stave Lake is a lake and reservoir for the production of hydroelectricity in the Stave River system, located on the northern edge of Mission City, about
Stave_Lake
System for notating music
Modified Stave Notation (MSN) is an alternative way of notating music that was developed in the UK where it is widely used. MSN is intended to be used
Modified_Stave_Notation
Church in Karpacz, Poland
Vang Stave Church (Polish: Świątynia Wang; Norwegian: Vang stavkyrkje; German: Stabkirche Wang) or Mountain Church of Our Savior (Polish: Kościół Górski
Vang_Stave_Church
Town in Alberta, Canada
Stavely is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) south of Calgary on Highway 2 and 16 km (9.9 mi) east of Willow Creek
Stavely
River in British Columbia, Canada
The Stave River is a tributary of the Fraser, joining it at the boundary between the municipalities of Maple Ridge and Mission, about 35 kilometres (22 mi)
Stave_River
Telemark Church, Norway
Heddal Stave Church (Bokmål: Heddal stavkirke, Nynorsk: Heddal stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Notodden Municipality in Telemark
Heddal_Stave_Church
Simple journal bearing
A stave bearing is a simple journal bearing where a shaft rotates in a bearing housing. Rather than the usual arrangement where the fixed part of the
Stave_bearing
Historic building in Lillehammer, Norway
Garmo Stave Church (Garmo stavkyrkje) is a stave church situated at the Maihaugen museum in Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Garmo
Garmo_Stave_Church
Church in Vestland, Norway
Hopperstad Stave Church (Norwegian: Hopperstad stavkyrkje) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the village of Vikøyri in Vik Municipality
Hopperstad_Stave_Church
Mythical trousers in Icelandic folklore
Icelandic stave) must be placed with the coin in the scrotum sack; this particular symbol being given the name "Nábrókarstafur". The stave is mentioned
Nábrók
Church in Oslo, Norway
Gol Stave Church (Norwegian: Gol stavkirke) is a 12th century stave church originally from Gol in the traditional region of Hallingdal in Buskerud county
Gol_Stave_Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Hedalen Stave Church (Norwegian: Hedalen stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway
Hedalen_Stave_Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Lom Stave Church (Norwegian: Lom stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Lom Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located
Lom_Stave_Church
American jigsaw puzzle company
Stave Puzzles is an American jigsaw puzzle company located in Norwich, Vermont. The company was started in 1974 by Steve Richardson and Dave Tibbetts
Stave_Puzzles
Church building in Iceland
Heimaey Stave Church (Stafkirkjan) is a close replica of Haltdalen stave church situated in the Skansinn area of the harbour of Vestmannaeyjabær on Heimaey
Heimaey_stave_church
Church in Västra Götaland, Sweden
Hedared Stave Church is a stave church situated in Hedared between Alingsås and Borås in Västra Götaland county, in the west of Sweden. It belongs to
Hedared_Stave_Church
Dam in Stave Falls
Stave Falls Dam is a dual-dam power complex on the Stave River in Stave Falls, British Columbia, Canada. The dam was completed in 1912 for the primary
Stave Falls Dam and Powerhouse
Stave_Falls_Dam_and_Powerhouse
Church building in Flesberg, Buskerud, Norway
Flesberg Stave Church (Nynorsk: Flesberg stavkyrkje) is a stave church located at Flesberg in Buskerud county, Norway. Written sources mention the church
Flesberg_Stave_Church
Ranged weapon to throw projectiles
to the stave and the other end has a loop that can slide off and release the projectile. Staff slings are extremely powerful because the stave can be
Sling_(weapon)
Museum in Moorhead, Minnesota, U.S.
opened in 1985 and serves as a home to Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Hopperstad Stave Church replica, quarterly museum exhibits, and county archives. In 2009
Hjemkomst_Center
American actress (1928–1996)
Verna Charlene Stavely, professionally known as Charlene Holt (April 28, 1928 – April 5, 1996), was an American actress known for her supporting roles
Charlene_Holt
American animated superhero series
inventor Anton Night who suffers from a mysterious ailment that can only be staved off by draining energy from people, which grants her enhanced strength.
Batman:_Caped_Crusader
Comes from the historical British naval practice of giving sailors limes to stave off scurvy. Locust (蝗蟲) Hong Kong Mainland Chinese people Lomn Ethiopia
List_of_ethnic_slurs
Swedish silversmith and illustrator
Sylvia Rosa Agneta Stave, birth name Sylvia Gadd, (1908–1994) was a Swedish silversmith and illustrator who was active until 1940. After successfully
Sylvia_Stave
Church building in Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden
Skaga Stave Church is a twice rebuilt medieval stave church in Tiveden, Karlsborg Municipality, Sweden. The original chapel was built in the 1130s during
Skaga_Stave_Church
American puzzle creator
Steve Richardson is an American puzzle creator and founder of Stave Puzzles. Steve Richardson was formerly a student of math and computer science (BA
Steve Richardson (puzzle designer)
Steve_Richardson_(puzzle_designer)
Church in Buskerud county, Norway
Nore Stave Church (Norwegian: Nore stavkyrkje) is a stave church located at Nore in Nore og Uvdal kommune in Buskerud county, Norway. Dendrochronological
Nore_Stave_Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Reinli Stave Church (Norwegian: Reinli stavkyrkje) is a preserved parish church of the Church of Norway in Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county
Reinli_Stave_Church
Church in Vestfold, Norway
Høyjord Stave Church (Norwegian: Høyjord stavkirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sandefjord Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway.
Høyjord_Stave_Church
Country in North America
re-established the French language, Catholic faith, and French civil law there, staving off the growth of an independence movement in contrast to the Thirteen
Canada
Church in Nore og Uvdal, Norway
Uvdal Stave Church (Uvdal stavkirke) is situated at Uvdal in the valley Numedal in Nore og Uvdal in Buskerud, Norway. The stave church was originally
Uvdal_Stave_Church
Medieval church in Norway, demolished 1850
Gåra (Gaara) Stave Church (Nynorsk: Gåra stavkyrkje, Bokmål: Gåra stavkirke) was a smaller, single-nave (aisleless) stave church that stood on Gårahaugen
Gåra_Stave_Church
under Urnes Stave Church and Lom Stave Church there are traces of older post churches. Post churches were later replaced by the more durable stave churches
Churches_in_Norway
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
Retrieved April 28, 2025. Levaton, Stav (October 1, 2025). "Nir Am defenders staved off one of Hamas's fiercest October 7 assaults — probe". The Times of Israel
October_7_attacks
Church in Kårböle, Sweden
301611°E / 61.980500; 15.301611 Kårböle stave church (St Olav's sacrifice church) is a reconstructed stave church in Kårböle, Ljusdal municipality, Gävleborg
Kårböle_stave_church
Church building in Ål, Buskerud, Norway
Torpo Stave Church (Norwegian: Torpo stavkyrkje) is a stave church located in Torpo, a small village in Ål municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. Torpo
Torpo_Stave_Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Lomen Stave Church (Norwegian: Lomen stavkyrkje) is a stave church of the Church of Norway in Vestre Slidre Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway.
Lomen_Stave_Church
Musical notation to represent the pitch
In Western musical notation, the staff (UK usually stave); (plural: staves), also occasionally referred to as a pentagram, is a set of horizontal lines
Staff_(music)
Numeral system developed by Cistercian monks
999. Digits are based on a horizontal or vertical stave, with the position of the digit on the stave indicating its place value (units, tens, hundreds
Cistercian_numerals
American basketball player (born 1984)
a triple-double of 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists, as Cleveland staved off elimination. With this performance, James passed Magic Johnson for the
LeBron_James
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Øye Stave Church (Norwegian: Øye stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located
Øye_Stave_Church
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Vågå Church (Norwegian: Vågåkyrkja) is a historic stave church. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vågå Municipality in Innlandet county
Vågå_Church
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Kvernes Stave Church (Norwegian: Kvernes stavkyrkje) is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
Kvernes_Stave_Church
Church in Buskerud county, Norway
Rollag Stave Church (Norwegian: Rollag stavkyrkje) is a stave church in the municipality of Rollag in Buskerud county, Norway. The church is located a
Rollag_Stave_Church
Church in Vestland, Norway
Kaupanger Stave Church (Norwegian: Kaupanger stavkyrkje) is the largest stave church in Vestland county, Norway. It is a parish church of the Church of
Kaupanger_Stave_Church
American historian (1937–2017)
Bruce M. Stave (May 17, 1937 – December 2, 2017) was an American historian specializing in oral history and urban history. He was a Board of Trustees
Bruce_M._Stave
American blues musician (born 1951)
Steven Gene Wold (né Leach; March 19, 1951), commonly known as Seasick Steve, is an American blues musician. He plays mostly personalized guitars and sings
Seasick_Steve
1844 play adaption of A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future is a play in three acts (or ‘Staves’) by Edward Stirling which opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London
A Christmas Carol; or, Past, Present, and Future
A_Christmas_Carol;_or,_Past,_Present,_and_Future
Architectural style of Northern Europe
cross, or the disciples. One of the most popular stave churches as recognized by UNESCO is the Urnes Stave Church, located in Sognefjord, Norway, which is
Medieval Scandinavian architecture
Medieval_Scandinavian_architecture
Reservoir in Mission, British Columbia
Hayward Lake is a lake and reservoir on the Stave River in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the District of Mission about 60 km
Hayward_Lake
Musical symbol used to indicate the written pitches of notes
A clef (from French: clef 'key') is a musical symbol used to indicate which notes are represented by the lines and spaces on a musical staff. Placing a
Clef
Church in Telemark, Norway
Eidsborg Stave Church (Norwegian: Eidsborg stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tokke Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It
Eidsborg_Stave_Church
Paper preprinted with musical staves
Manuscript paper (sometimes staff paper in U.S. English, or just music paper) is paper preprinted with staves ready for musical notation. A manuscript
Manuscript_paper
Messaging and VoIP service owned by Meta
Retrieved January 30, 2026. "Meta to allow AI rivals on WhatsApp in bid to stave off EU action". CNA. Retrieved March 12, 2026. Mehta, Ivan (April 20, 2026)
Building on Gotland, Sweden
Hemse Stave Church is a rediscovered stave church from Hemse at Gotland, Sweden. Before the present Hemse Church was built there was a stave church from
Hemse_Stave_Church
American magazine editor (1927–1983)
Gloria Stavers (October 3, 1927 – April 1, 1983) was the editor in chief of 16 Magazine. Her personality gave this teen celebrity magazine its stamp for
Gloria_Stavers
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Ringebu Stave Church (Norwegian: Ringebu stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ringebu Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It
Ringebu_Stave_Church
Stave church in Vestland, Norway
Undredal Stave Church (Norwegian: Undredal stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
Undredal_Stave_Church
Icelandic magical stave intended as a wayfinder
(Icelandic for "wayfinder", lit. 'way shower') is an Icelandic magical stave intended to help the bearer find their way through rough weather. The symbol
Vegvísir
Historic church in Trondheim, Norway
Haltdalen Stave Church (Norwegian: Haltdalen stavkyrkje) is a stave church that was originally built in the 1170s in the village of Haltdalen in what
Haltdalen_Stave_Church
American politician and activist (born 1989)
Munich, AOC warns that democracies must deliver for the working class to stave off 'authoritarianism'". NBC News. Archived from the original on February
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Rødven Stave Church (Norwegian: Rødven stavkyrkje) is a former parish church (now a museum) of the Church of Norway in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal
Rødven_Stave_Church
Country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
BRIC Plus. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Kazakhs battle to stave off chill blowing in from Russian steppe Archived 19 May 2020 at the Wayback
Kazakhstan
Church in Vestland, Norway
Røldal Stave Church (Norwegian: Røldal stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ullensvang Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It
Røldal_Stave_Church
Professional league in North America
Fever, led by Tamika Catchings. In a challenging run, the Fever had to stave off elimination in both of the first two rounds and lost their second-leading
Women's National Basketball Association
Women's_National_Basketball_Association
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1924
positively, viewing this as an opportunity to focus on the Western Front and stave off looming defeat. In November, armistice talks began at Brest-Litovsk
Vladimir_Lenin
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
has a special 'sensory room' at his presidential residence to relax and stave off depression". Meduza. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2022. "White
Vladimir_Putin
1994 book by Allen Scarboro, Nancy Campbell and Shirley Stave
Allen Scarboro, psychologist Nancy Campbell and literary critic Shirley Stave and first published by Praeger in 1994. Although largely sociological, the
Living_Witchcraft
Stave church located in Hylestad
The Hylestad stave church was a stave church located in Hylestad Municipality (now part of Valle Municipality) in the Setesdal valley of southern Norway
Hylestad_stave_church
Country in West Asia
Governorate, the Byzantines and their Arab Christian clients, the Ghassanids, staved off an attack by a Muslim Rashidun force that marched northwards towards
Jordan
Country in West Asia
Governorate.[citation needed] The central government in Sanaa remained weak, staving off challenges from southern separatists and Houthis as well as AQAP. The
Yemen
Church in Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Grip Stave Church (Norwegian: Grip stavkyrkje) is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county
Grip_Stave_Church
American lawyer and activist
Mathew D. "Mat" Staver is an American lawyer and former pastor of several Seventh-day Adventist churches who became a Southern Baptist. He is a former
Mathew_Staver
System of phonetic notation
stave, and facing left or facing right from the stave. The stave was introduced with the 1989 Kiel Convention, as was the option of placing a staved letter
International Phonetic Alphabet
International_Phonetic_Alphabet
American basketball player (born 1988)
three-pointers, as the Warriors rallied from an early 17-point deficit to stave off elimination with a 115–86 victory over the Rockets. In Game 7, Curry
Stephen_Curry
Church in Innlandet, Norway
Hegge Stave Church (Norwegian: Hegge stavkyrkje) is a 13th-century stave church in Norway. It is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øystre Slidre
Hegge_Stave_Church
Icelandic magical stave
with a glance.[unreliable source?] Vegvísir – another Icelandic magical stave first recorded in the modern period Sigil – a type of magical symbol Bauer
Ægishjálmur_(occult_symbol)
American artist
Kyle Staver is an artist who lives in New York City. Originally from Minnesota, Kyle Staver settled in New York following graduate studies at Yale University
Kyle_Staver
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
fidelity rather than skill, and his main role was to preserve his forces to stave off coups. Washington policymakers concluded Diệm was incapable of defeating
Vietnam_War
American ecologist
Ann Carla Staver is an American researcher and a professor of Ecology at Princeton University. She is known for her research on the ecology of tropical
Carla_Staver
Style of folk dance
Stave dancing is a style of folk dance from the south-west of England, especially Somerset, Dorset, and Wiltshire. Teams of dancers carry long decorated
Stave_dancing
Church in Goslar, Germany
The Lutheran Gustav Adolf Stave Church (German: Gustav-Adolf-Stabkirche) is a stave church situated in Hahnenklee, a borough of Goslar in the Harz mountains
Gustav_Adolf_Stave_Church
Park in Rotherhithe, London
neighbouring Stave Hill Ecological Park. Both areas are an excellent resource for residents of and visitors to Rotherhithe.[citation needed] Stave Hill itself
Russia_Dock_Woodland
Village in Sandefjord, Norway
for the Høyjord Stave Church which is located at the north end of the village. The medieval stave church in Høyjord is the only stave church in Vestfold
Høyjord
Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)
Constantinople, clever diplomatic alliances, and expansionist wars in Europe. He staved off the threatening Charles I of Anjou first by recognising papal primacy
Byzantine_Empire
1843 novella by Charles Dickens
Scrooge and the ghost also visit Fred's Christmas party. A major part of this stave is taken up with Bob Cratchit's family feast and introduces his youngest
A_Christmas_Carol
Structure for storing crops
stored in piles without silos or bins, causing considerable losses. Concrete stave silos are constructed from small precast concrete blocks with ridged grooves
Silo
STAVE
STAVE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places named Staveley, in Cumbria, Derbyshire, and North Yorkshire.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Midlands and South Yorkshire)
English (East Midlands and South Yorkshire) : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a stave maker, from the plural of Middle English staf ‘rod’, ‘staff’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Kit, a pet form of Christopher.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of wooden tubs and pails made of staves held together by a hoop, Middle English kitte.English : perhaps from Middle High German kīt ‘offshoot’, ‘sprout’, applied as a nickname for a junior member of a family; alternatively it may be from the old personal name Giddo.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stavers, an occupational name for a stave maker (see Staves), found predominantly in the northeast of England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name, Kymme, which Reaney regards as a pet form of the Old English female personal name Cyneburh (see Kimbrough).Reduced form of Scottish McKim.German : probably a metonymic occupational name for a cooper, from Middle High German kimme, a term denoting the notch in the staves of a barrel where the base is seated; by extension it also has the meaning ‘edge’, ‘horizon’ and in this sense may also have given rise to a topographic name.
STAVE
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STAVE
n.
To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run.
v. t.
To pack, as staves, in a shook.
n.
A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.
v. i.
To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash into fragments.
n.
A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound together in compact form.
n.
A cassing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a water wheel.
imp. & p. p.
of Stave
n.
An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes.
n.
A shook of staves and headings.
n.
One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken apart.
n.
The original and entire draught, or its transcript, of a composition, with the parts for all the different instruments or voices written on staves one above another, so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all the parts.
n.
A kind of larkspur (Delphinium Staphysagria), and its seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.
n.
To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave in a boat.
n.
pl. of Staff.
n.
To furnish with staves or rundles.
n.
A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.
n.
A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head while the staves are being closed around it.
n.
To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with off; as, to stave off the execution of a project.
pl.
pl. of Stave.